May 6th, 2009 | 0 Comments
HBO has picked up David Simon’s New Orleans-set drama Treme. The size of the series order is still being determined, with the network looking at a fall premiere. Treme is a post-Katrina-themed drama that chronicles the rebuilding of New Orleans through the eyes of local musicians. Simon co-created the project with longtime New Orleans resident Eric Overmyer, after the two former Homicide writers had discussed doing a show set in the Big Easy for years. The series will continue to be filmed in the Crescent City, where the pilot was shot.
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December 18th, 2008 | 0 Comments
HBO has picked up the dark comedy pilot Hung starring Thomas Jane to series. The order for the project, from The Riches creator Dmitry Lipkin and Colette Burson, is said to be for 10 episodes, with the launch set for June 2009. Alexander Payne, who directed the pilot, will stay on as an executive producer on the series, along with Lipkin, Burson and Blueprint Entertainment’s Michael Rosenberg, Noreen Halpern and John Morayniss.
Lipkin and Burson’s spec script was the first major purchase by the network’s new entertainment president Sue Naegle in April; then it was her first pilot pickup and now her first series order. Hung stars Jane as Ray, a well-endowed struggling high school basketball coach who figures out a way to use his best asset. The sexual aspect will be a major source for comedy but not the main focus of the series, said Lipkin and Burson, who are already writing Episode 5.
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